McLaren
2025 Constructors' and Drivers' Champions. The most successful British constructor in F1 history.
McLaren Formula 1 Team
McLaren was founded by New Zealand racing driver Bruce McLaren in 1963. Since entering Formula 1 in 1966, McLaren has become one of the sport's most successful and iconic constructors. With 10 Constructors' Championships and 12 Drivers' Championships, McLaren has been home to legends including Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Mika Häkkinen, Lewis Hamilton, and Lando Norris. The 2025 season saw McLaren win both the Constructors' and Drivers' Championships — their first double since 1998.
- Bruce McLaren era (1966–1970): Founder Bruce McLaren died testing a Can-Am car in 1970
- Marlboro era (1974–1996): The iconic red-and-white livery became synonymous with F1
- Senna-Prost era (1988–1993): The most dominant partnership in F1 history
- Häkkinen era (1998–1999): Back-to-back Drivers' titles with the silver McLaren
- Hamilton era (2007–2012): Lewis Hamilton's 2008 championship with McLaren
- Norris-Piastri era (2024–2025): McLaren's return to the top with papaya orange livery
- Founded
- 1963
- Headquarters
- Woking, Surrey, England, UK
- F1 Entry
- 1966
- Total Seasons
- 59 seasons
- Total Races
- 966
- Total Wins
- 183
- Total Poles
- 156
- Total Podiums
- 511
Championships
Championships
Won 15 of 16 races in 1988 — a record that still stands. Powered by Honda and driven by Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost, the MP4/4 represents the pinnacle of one-team dominance in F1. Senna won the Drivers' Championship, Prost finished second. The car was so dominant that the only race it didn't win was due to a mechanical failure.
McLaren MCL39 (2025) — 2025 Constructors' Champions. Lando Norris won the 2025 Drivers' Championship — McLaren's first since Häkkinen in 1999. Oscar Piastri finished 3rd in the championship.
Every McLaren F1 Car
* Race and win statistics cover championship rounds only. Non-championship races excluded. Data sourced from FIA official records and credible motorsport publications.
Awards by Year
Brazilian Fittipaldi won McLaren's first Drivers' Championship.
Hunt won the title by 1 point from Lauda in one of F1's greatest seasons.
Lauda beat Prost by 0.5 points — the smallest margin in championship history.
Prost's first championship. McLaren's TAG-Porsche turbo era.
Prost's second title. Won in the final race after Mansell's famous tyre blowout.
15 wins from 16 races. The most dominant season in F1 history. Honda turbo power.
Prost's 3rd title. Senna vs Prost rivalry at its peak. Collision at Suzuka.
Senna's 2nd title. Another Suzuka collision, this time Senna took Prost out.
Senna's 3rd and final championship. Honda V12 era.
Häkkinen's first title. McLaren's return to dominance with Mercedes power.
Back-to-back titles for Häkkinen. McLaren's last consecutive championship double until 2025.
Hamilton won on the final corner of the final lap in Brazil. Youngest champion at the time.
2024 Constructors' Champions. Norris and Piastri combined for 666 points.
2025 Constructors' and Drivers' Champions. Norris's first title. McLaren's first double since 1998.
Annual Spend
Pre-cost cap. Renault power unit era. Rebuilding phase.
First year of cost cap. Mercedes power unit switch.
Constructors' Champions. Total operations est. ~$300M.
Champions season. Total operations est. ~$310M.
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